Cockrell Mercantile Company

This place is awesome! It’s a great place to spend a few hours. They have soo much stuff! The staff is great and the products are even better!

We stopped at Cockrell Mercantile on a drive back from Sedalia after someone mentioned it to my husband. We were just told there was a store we’d like. Well, okay, we’ve got time to kill, let’s find it.
My only complaint about Cockrell Mercantile is that it’s so far from me. If you need fiesta ware, kitchen and baking gadgets, or gifts for about anyone, this is a great place to stop at. When it comes to kitchen and baking stuff, this place is STOCKED. They’ve got it all.
The Cockrell Mercantile is a unique, quaint and delightful set of shops in the middle of nowhere (yeah, I consider anything outside the 435 loop nowhere, deal with it) but it is totally worth a stop or a nice destination for a weekend drive. It’s a hidden little gem that you will love, I promise!

You will not find a more unique place in the area. I usually go on rainy days because I know I will feel comfortable when I walk in the door. They always offer coffee or tea to sip when browsing. They have anything from mini muffin baking pans to kitchenaid mixer blades. The prices may be a little higher than Walmart, but most everything is higher quality. The kitchenaid beater blade I bought was the same price as Amazon, not that I would have minded paying more. It is a great place to shop for gifts and a fabulous way to spend an afternoon with friends.

4.5 Stars.
A hidden gem kitchen store tucked away off the highway.
We lucked upon this find by some family friends who knew of the Market’s existence.
We were impressed by the numerous variety, as a collector of kitchen gadgets, we were kids in a candy store. I was happy to see new products I have never seen before, and the friendly staff was ready to help out and explain the whirl-a-gig’s purpose. In addition to the gadgetry, there is the Fiesta-​ware building, baking shack (my favorite for gadgets and pot racks), the main building with a standard knife selection, lots of canned goods, and pots/​pans.
Some of the prices can be slightly higher (than say Amazon), but for the originality and selection, as well as the ability to pick up the items before buying, it is worth it. If you are looking for the cook that things they have it all, go here and impress them with something new.

The last thing you expect to see nestled alongside a twisting country road in the bona fide Missouri boonies is a gourmet food and housewares boutique. If you happen to exit US Hwy 50 at the Cockrell sign and venture down the bucolic little road past white washed farms and gravel drives, that is exactly what you will find.
The Cockrell Mercantile is a wonder to behold. The 115 year old general store building and its collection of vintage cottages are simply bursting with unique kitchen gadgets, specialty foods and spices, high end cookware, and carefully picked feminine favorites like Vera Bradley handbags and Caldrea soaps/​lotions. They carry all of the eminent brands (Le Creuset, All Clad, Portmeirion, Nordicware, etc.) as well as some fun and funky unknowns.
Each cottage has a theme. My personal favorite is the Fiesta Cottage, an entire store dedicated to the joyful rainbow of Fiestaware. They have pieces and colors that I never even knew existed. It is divine.
The Morton House is a shrine to all things baking. On our recent visit, my 4 yr old lingered over the display of specialty sprinkles, browsed the hundreds of hard to find cookie cutters, and pleaded with me to buy one of the amazing castle cake pans. I am proud to say that I escaped Cockrell Mercantile with my wallet unscathed. My Mom was not so lucky; she succumbed to the merchandising magic and went home with a set of mini muffin tins.
Foodies, cooks, and decorating fans will find it worth the trek out of town for an afternoon of browsing at The Mercantile. After exploring all of the cottages, be sure and take some time to relax on one of the many inviting benches dotting the landscaped grounds. It is the perfect city-​break escape.
For a similar inventory in-​town, check out Pryde’s Old Westport at 115 Westport Road.
Tip: The Cockrell Mercantile is an easy detour if you are headed to/​from Powell Gardens on Hwy 50.
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Funny thing happened about 115 years ago. There was this family in a small farming village called Cockrell, and they started a convenience store for the self-​sufficient community. Through civil wars, changes in ownership, and highway building, this place remains, it’s some of the best kitchen/​housewares shopping you can find, rivaling even Pryde’s of Westport (who were previous owners until around 2006, see
).
What you really have here is a group of houses from a town long-​gone (read all about it here:
), that have been reconditioned for shopping of all sorts. I hear couples register here for their wedding and stuff. Anyhow, if it’s in your kitchen, and you _can’t_ find it here, you must live in a one-​room house. I mean it is like a frankensteinian Williams-​Sonoma/​Bed Bath and Beyond/​Olde-​tyme-​village-​place. The prices are not outrageous, but they do sell some well-​to-​do cookware. Also, if you are inquisitive, you might find the old original scale used by the first grocery store. It still works. But if anyone can figure out the measurements they use (besides the ounces markings), please let me know. It’s keeping me up at night.
In nice weather I guess you can lounge around outside and walk around the place, like you’re back on the old homestead, reliving days gone by. Take an afternoon and leave your watch in the car; it is a nice venue for re-​remembering how things might have been.